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Malaysian's Lee Chong Wei grabs his two consecutive All-England title after beating his nemesis Lin Dan in a straight set 21-17, 21-17, crushing the ace of China from becoming the first shuttler in nearly 40 years to win the oldest badminton title for the fifth time. Lee Chong Wei, despite becoming the world first-ranked player, has only won 8 from 23 matches with Lin Dan since 2004. "I played safe today, I didn't go for the points at all," Lee said. "But I was mentally strong this time."
Lee Chong Wei Grabs Two Consecutive All-England Title
Malaysian's Lee Chong Wei grabs his two consecutive All-England title after beating his nemesis Lin Dan in a straight set 21-17, 21-17, crushing the ace of China from becoming the first shuttler in nearly 40 years to win the oldest badminton title for the fifth time. Lee Chong Wei, despite becoming the world first-ranked player, has only won 8 from 23 matches with Lin Dan since 2004. "I played safe today, I didn't go for the points at all," Lee said. "But I was mentally strong this time."
Results (All finals)
Men
Singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Lin Dan (China) 21-17, 21-17
Doubles: Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (Den) bt Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) 15-21, 21-18, 21-18
Singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Lin Dan (China) 21-17, 21-17
Doubles: Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (Den) bt Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) 15-21, 21-18, 21-18
Women
Singles: Wang Shixian (China) bt Eriko Hirose (Japan) 24-22, 21-19
Doubles: Yu Yang-Wang Xiaoli (China) bt Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa 21-2, 21-9
Singles: Wang Shixian (China) bt Eriko Hirose (Japan) 24-22, 21-19
Doubles: Yu Yang-Wang Xiaoli (China) bt Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa 21-2, 21-9
Mixed doubles: Xu Chen-Ma Jin (China) bt Sudket Prapakamol-Saralee Thoungthongkam (Thai) 21-13, 21-9
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